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Cross Cultural. Elements of Healing. Worldview. Interpretation depends upon the contextual world from which the interpreter speaks Provider interpretation must adapt to fit worldview of the person affected Jaguar Brings Fire – SS Boulet. What happens when?.
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Cross Cultural Elements of Healing
Worldview • Interpretation depends upon the contextual world from which the interpreter speaks • Provider interpretation must adapt to fit worldview of the person affected Jaguar Brings Fire – SS Boulet
What happens when? • … a provider isn’t willing to adapt his/her interpretation to fit worldview of the person affected
What are these elements? Steps to Survival: Cross Cultural Healing Elements in the Treatment of AIDS By Leon McKusick & Terry Tafoya
Power of Naming • How we define illness predicts how we will respond to it • Consider these HIV definitions: • ARC • HIV+ • AIDS • Chronic Health Condition • Giving an explanatory model
Punctuation • Not providing punctuation is a disservice • Most effective punctuation is provided at a moment of congruence • Example: starting medications Changing Woman – Duke Sine
Group Ritual • Group reality is established thru ritual • Group ritual provides a structure for powerful, open expression (not uncontrollable or overwhelming) Navajo Oral Tradition – Harrison Begay
Emotional Arousal • Altered states of consciousness – essential part of the healing transformation Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards
Emotional Arousal • Drumming, hymns or power songs become anchors or cues
Self Mastery • Promoting an increased sense of personal mastery in response to illness Sacred Path Cards
Self Mastery • Skill do not have to directly act upon the disease
Personal Qualities of the Healer • Research - important predictor of success with clients • Genuineness, warmth, & empathy • Varies from culture to culture Medicine Woman – SS Boulet
Personal Qualities of the Healer • Quickest way of disrupting client’s perception of provider is by violating the Secondary Worldview
Cross Cultural Elements of Healing • Shared to assist providers in reframing and recontextualizing approaches to illness and its treatment Creatrix Woman – SS Boulet